![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for The Island of Sea Women isĪn epoch set over many decades, beginning during a period of JapaneseĬolonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean Their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life ofĮxcitement and responsibility but also danger.ĭespite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook’s differences are impossible to ignore. When they are oldĮnough, they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-femaleĭiving collective, led by Young-sook’s mother. A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island.Īnd Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are bestįriends that come from very different backgrounds. ![]()
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